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Scottish history and heritage online. Featuring articles, reviews, historic attractions, places to visit and events. Editor: @NeilRitchie86
Ayrshire, Scotland
Joined December 2011
RT @NatRecordsScot: The crew of the lighthouse ship Hesperus found Flannan Isles deserted on 26 December 1900, its three lightkeepers vanis….
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RT @NeilRitchie86: Fokker F.XXIIs of No. 1 Air Observer and Navigation School getting loaded at Prestwick, Ayrshire. The aircraft were used….
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RT @NeilRitchie86: On 24 December 1724, Westmeath-born Major-General George Wade, MP for Bath, was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Scotland f….
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RT @NeilRitchie86: 23 December 1745: Government highlanders commanded by Norman MacLeod of Dunvegan were defeated by a numerically superior….
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The University of Aberdeen Archaeology Department’s efforts to unveil the history of the Picts have earned them a place on the shortlist for a highly esteemed book award and will see their work showcased in two upcoming television series
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The University of Aberdeen Archaeology Department’s efforts to unveil the history of the Picts have earned them a place on the shortlist for a highly esteemed book award and will see their work...
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RT @ScotsHistory: Historic Environment Scotland has been allocated grant in aid funding of £74.2 million as part of the Scottish Government….
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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has been allocated grant in aid funding of £74.2 million as part of the Scottish Government’s 2024-2025 Budget. The grant in aid funding for the financial year...
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RT @ScotsHistory: The National Trust for Scotland has announced that construction work on the new Glencoe Greenway will begin this winter.….
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The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has announced that construction work on the new Glencoe Greenway will begin this winter. The Glencoe Greenway is a shared-use path that will allow locals and...
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Historic Environment Scotland has been allocated grant in aid funding of £74.2 million as part of the Scottish Government’s 2024-2025 Budget, an increase of £1.5 million compared to the previous year’s budget.
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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has been allocated grant in aid funding of £74.2 million as part of the Scottish Government’s 2024-2025 Budget. The grant in aid funding for the financial year...
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RT @NeilRitchie86: 20 December 1745: The Earl of Loudoun dispatched a force of pro-Hanoverian highlanders from Inverness under Norman MacLe….
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The National Trust for Scotland has announced that construction work on the new Glencoe Greenway will begin this winter. The path will allow locals and visitors to walk, cycle, or wheel into the heart of the glen avoiding the verge of the A82 trunk road.
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The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has announced that construction work on the new Glencoe Greenway will begin this winter. The Glencoe Greenway is a shared-use path that will allow locals and...
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RT @CPKArchives: Strathyre in Winter 1938. 📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library. #ExploreYourArchive .
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RT @NeilRitchie86: RMS Empress of Britain arriving at Greenock on 17 December 1939 with the first Canadian soldiers to arrive in Britain. T….
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RT @HistEnvScot: #OnThisDay in 1820, Henry Bell's pioneering paddle steamer The Comet was wrecked in choppy waters off Craignish Point, Arg….
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The wreck of paddle steamer Comet is one of our more unusual designations. We take a closer look at the ship and its owner, Henry Bell.
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RT @drsimongilmour: Five of Scotland's most 'groundbreaking' archaeological discoveries in 2023
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A possible Neolithic 'hall', a Bronze Age ritual cremation cemetery, and an 'elite' Iron Age hillfort are among the most ground-breaking finds.
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RT @HighlandHistory: Taigh-òsta an Rìgh, Gleann Comhann, c1950an./.Kingshouse Hotel, Glen Coe, c1950s. [source: @HighlandFolk] https://t.co….
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RT @WattInstitution: On this crisp December morning, we share with you 'Old Greenock of Bygone Days' by Patrick Downie (1854-1945). https:/….
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RT @TainMuseum: Royal Letter.King James VI of Scotland sent this letter to George Ross of Balnagown in Dec. 1598. A Danish ship had beached….
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RT @HighlandHistory: A train stuck in a snowdrift between #Dingwall and #Foulis, December 1906. [photo: F.W. Urquhart; source: Highland Rai….
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RT @NeilRitchie86: In early December 1745, the Earl of Loudoun marched from Inverness with a force of pro-Hanoverian highlanders to relieve….
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RT @NRitchiePhoto: A winter view of Blair House in the Blair Estate outside Dalry, Ayrshire. #Scotland #Snow @SnowHour @ThePhotoHour @THunt….
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